Sarah London (nee McGinty, born 1979/1980) is an American business executive. Since 2022, she has been chief executive officer (CEO) of Centene Corporation, a US$144 billion (by revenue) health insurance and healthcare company.[1]
Early life
Her hometown is St Louis. Her father was John Edward McGinty, a securities analyst and investment banker. Her mother, Sarah Myers McGinty, taught at Harvard, is the founder of the McGinty Consulting Group, and author of The College Application Essay.[2]
London earned a bachelor's degree in history and literature from Harvard College, where she played Division I tennis, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.[3]
Career
In 2022, London was announced as chief executive officer of Centene Corporation, after previously serving as vice chairman of Centene's board of directors.[4][5]
As of February 2024, she is the youngest CEO in the Fortune 500.[6] She was listed 31st in Forbes 's Most Powerful Women of 2025.[7]
Personal life
In 2011, she married Terry London, and they have two sons.[8]
References
- Sarah London Forbes, retrieved 2024-12-07^
- Sarah Myers McGinty. The College Application Essay McGinty Consulting Group LLC, September 1, 2021^
- Sarah London BusinessRoundtable.org www.businessroundtable.org, retrieved 2024-12-07^
- Paige Minemyer. Centene taps London to succeed Michael Neidorff as CEO www.fiercehealthcare.com, 2022-03-23, retrieved 2026-02-26^
- Centene CEO Sarah London executes new strategy, seeks to 'balance' civic investments St. Louis Business Journal, 2023-07-25, retrieved 2026-02-26^
- CNBC com staff. Sarah London CNBC, 2024-02-28, retrieved 2024-12-07^
- Forbes World’s Most Powerful Women of 2025 Forbes, December 10, 2025, retrieved 2026-01-08^
- Change Starts from the Top The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, retrieved 2024-12-07^